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Introduced Session

An act relating to juvenile justice; amending s. 14.33, F.S.; authorizing the Governor to award a Medal of Heroism to juvenile detention and juvenile probation officers; amending ss. 112.19 and 112.193, F.S.; revising the definition of the term "law enforcement, correctional, or correctional probation officer" to include juvenile detention and juvenile probation officers; amending s. 112.194, F.S.; authorizing certain entities to establish an award program to award a Medal of Valor to a juvenile detention officer or probation officer in certain circumstances; amending s. 787.035, F.S.; specifying that a certain reference to the department is a reference to the Department of Juvenile Justice; amending s. 943.10, F.S.; revising the definition of the term "officer" to include juvenile detention and juvenile probation officers; defining the terms "juvenile detention officer" and "juvenile probation officer"; amending s. 984.03, F.S.; revising the definition of the term "family in need of services"; amending s. 984.09, F.S.; providing that a child subject to proceedings under ch. 984, F.S., may only be placed in a shelter in certain circumstances; amending s. 985.6865, F.S.; requiring the Department of Juvenile Justice to direct the Department of Revenue to deduct specified amounts owed to the Department of Juvenile Justice upon a certain determination; requiring the Department of Revenue to transfer such funds into a certain trust fund; specifying requirements relating to such reductions in amounts distributed to counties; reenacting s. 112.1912(1)(a), F.S., relating to first responders, death benefits for educational expenses, to incorporate the amendment made to s. 112.19, F.S., in a reference thereto; reenacting ss. 384.287(1), 493.6102(1), 741.31(4)(b), 782.07(4), and 790.233(3), F.S., relating to screening for sexually transmissible disease, inapplicability of this chapter, violation of an injunction for protection against domestic violence, manslaughter, aggravated manslaughter of an elderly person or disabled adult, aggravated manslaughter of a child, aggravated manslaughter of an officer, a firefighter, an emergency medical technician, or a paramedic, possession of firearm or ammunition prohibited when person is subject to an injunction against committing acts of domestic violence, stalking, or cyberstalking, penalties, to incorporate the amendment made to s. 943.10, F.S., in references thereto; reenacting ss. 39.01(1) and (37)(e), 44.1011(2)(d), 44.102(2)(d), 984.04(1), 984.071(1), 984.10(1) and (2), 984.12, 984.13(3), and 985.03(23), F.S., relating to definitions in proceedings relating to children, definitions in dependency mediation, court-ordered mediation, early truancy intervention, families in need of services and children in need of services, procedures and jurisdiction, resources and information, intake, case staffing, services and treatment related to a family in need of services, taking a child into custody, and definitions relating to juvenile justice, respectively, to incorporate the amendment made to s. 984.03, F.S., in references thereto; reenacting ss. 984.03(33), 984.07(1), and 984.151(12), F.S., relating to definitions relating to children and families in need of services, right to counsel, waiver, appointed counsel, compensation, and early truancy intervention, truancy petition, judgment, respectively, to incorporate the amendment made to s. 984.09, F.S., in references thereto; providing an effective date.

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Nan Cobb (R)*,  Robin Bartleman (D),  Kimberly Daniels (D),  Johanna López (D), 

Other Sponsors (2)

Added to Second Reading Calendar (on 02/18/2026)

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